Stove-leg and caster



J. PETERSON.

STOVE LEG AND CASTER.

APPUCATION FILED SEPT.24, 1919.

1 ,353,784;, PatentedSept. 21, 1920.

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J. PETERSON.

STOVE LEG AND CASTER.

APPLICATION men SEPT. 24, 1919.

1,353,784. Patented Sept. 21, 1920.

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(fa/Zia Pef enson UNITED STATES JOHN PETERSON, OF NORTH MANKATD,MINNESOTA.

STOVE-LEG AND CASTER.

Application filed September 24, 1919.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I. .lonx PETERSON, a citizenof the United Stat-es, residing at North Mankato, in the county ofNicollet and State of Minnesota, have iniented certain new and usefulimprovements in Stovo- Legs and Casters. of which the following is aspel-itieation.

v This invention relates to an iinprorml stove leg and caster and has asone of its principal objects to provide an a rrangemenfi wherein theraster may normally be disposed in retracted position within the leg sothat the leg may rest directly upon the floor but wherein the raster maybe readily extended for supporting the leg: elear of the floor. Theinvention has as a further object to Specification of Letters Patent.

provide an etler-tive means for locking tho 'aster in extended positionand wherein said lot-king means will be so formed and mounted that whenweight is brought to bear upon the raster, binding at the castersupporting post employed will not. result.

A further object of the invention is to provide'a eonstriuttion whereinthe loeking means for the caster may readily be seeurod or lurked ineither active or inactive po ition.

And the invention has as a still further objrrt; to provide aronstrurthm wlwrein the raster and assoriated parts will he mnrealedwithin and behiiul the leg so that the leg: will have the appearanre ofan ordinary stove leg.

Other and incidental objects will appear lu-reilnilter. In the drawings;

Figure lis a rear elevation of my improved stove leg and master.

Fig. .2 a vertical soetionnl view taken ventrally through the derive.

Fin. 3 is a transverse sevtion taken on the line 2% 4% of Fig. 2 andlooking in the [lllttion of the arrows. th s view showing the locking,member for the raster moved to attive. position,

Fig. 4 a view similar to Fig. 3 but show-- ing the looking member forthe raster moved to inactive position,

F lg. 5 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1and looking in the dirertion of the arrows,

Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view taken at substantially right anglesto Fig. 2.

Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional View taken on the line 7-7 of Fig. 6and looking in the 1 For engagement with the floor.

Patented Sept. 21, 1920.

Serial No. 325,831.

direction of the arrows. the caster and associated parts being removed,and

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 7 taken on the line 88 of Fig. (3 andlooking in the direction of the arrows.

in Carrying the invention into efi'eet. I employ a stove leg which isformed with a shank 10 provided at its upper end with a hollow head llequipped with a suitable llange 1:2 or other approved means forconneeting the leg to a stove. At the lower end of the shank is Formed abase flange 13 Formed in the shank of the leg is a vertical channel 14havin a restricted portion or neck 17 opening through the rear side ofthe shank. At its upper end portion this channel is enlargged byvertical grooves 16 opening through the upper end of the shank andequally spared from the redured portion 15 of the ehannel as well asfrom each other. At the lower ends of the grooves the rib between thegrooves as well as the ribs lyint between the grooves and the restrictedportion to of the rhanuel are umlereut by areuate slots 17 forming arontinlunis arenate. shoulder at the lower sides of the slots as well asa plurality of spaced shoulders 15 at the lower ends of said ribs.

.ilhlahhvertieally ithin the rhannel 14 a raster supporting .mst 2Usnugl fitting the rhannel, this post being formed with a rylindriealportion lying within the eylindrival portion of the channel and havingan extension provided with angular side ails engaging the side walls ofthe restrirted portion oi the rhannel while the outer fare of theextension is flat to lie llush with the rear side of the shank ill of.the stove leg. The extension will thus hold the post against turningmovement. For the sake of lightness. the post is preferably formedthroug'lnnlt the major portion of its length with an axial bore 21opening through the lower end of the post and swivelwl upon the post? isa raster 2. Fixed to the raster yoke is a stem :23 extending through thebore 21 of the post and projeeting through the upper end thereof.(ouniersunk in the lower end of the post to mart with the yoke of theraster is an illilh'l l'lttlflll bearing 24 therefor. The caster maythus freely turn upon the post. Upon the upper end of the postis mounteda. substantially triangular shaped looking nieinher 2 having sparetlangular portions atnl. as will now he ohserve l. the tem L ot' theraster extentls through this lot-king nieinher for rotatahlr support in;saitl inetnher upon the post. the stem at; its upper einl heingthreatletl to receive superposed nuts tletarhahti' eonneeting the rasteras well as the lnt'lilllfj ineniher with the post. The lugs 2 ol' theloeking nienlher are adapted to slitle i'ertiealtv within the grooves1i) :onl the upper entl portion of the re trietetl portion 15 ot theehannel. Mountetl to rot-k upon the post Ztl is a lorln in; lever 2? forthe lorkiir; member 25. .\(l

jut-exit its lower enil. thi lever is forinetl with a \ertti-al slot. ithrough whieh is freely engagetl a serew or other suitahle Fasteningtlt'\l"t 'J pirotall i eonneetin; the lt\'tl with the post to lieagainst the tiat outer taee ot' the post t'\ttllHl()1l. Forinetl in th li'ei' an art-nattslot 3 at the etuls of whieh are prtwitleil \ertiealnotehes Ill opening into the slot antl freely reeeii'etl through theslot i a hemletl loel in; Htlttl 2 t-arrit-tl h the post. At its upperentl the lever is l' rnietl with a suitahle thutuh pie e it lliltlengaging through a suitahle slot in the lever heneath this tluonh pieeeis an oltlitpiely =lireetecl ho :14 projertin; trout the rearniost of thlugs it? of the lot-hing niemher. 'l'he h re! is thus piiot'ally onueetel with saitl :uetnhei.

is il now lt' ol s ri' i. in shifting the po t i iioiinwhr llr withinthe hanuel t t, the raster Mitt V he proieetetl to a 'tive positionextenilinu l elow the hase ilange t of the store leg" when the lugs 26of the loeliint m mher 2 will r -ttilothe shouliler 1 for limiting thepo t in it tlownwartl movement. l1 grasping the thumb pieee 33 of thelever QT, the ltPi't'l may then he rot-heti upon its pivot for rotatingthe lot-king ineinher It autl shitting the lugs 26 of suit! nit-otherwithin the slots 17 to engage he neath the shouhler, li The loeliitigl]Ilttllhe! will then roaet with saitl shouhlers tor npportiu; the post:uraiust upwartl moveiuent so that the waster may support tho weightupon the leg. \Yhen the lot-king member is thus sliit'tetl to aetlireposition the lurking stint 31; will he tlisposetl to engage within thatone ol the not 'hes 31 at the atliuielit entl ot the slot l l ol' thelevel o that hr shitting the le\er upon its pivot, the lever may |-einoi' l to the position shown in Fig, l when the Ierer will he lo ketlagain t pivotal movement to in turn lot-ii the tor-hing lnenila-t' inits zit-tire position. .\eeortliu ly. Et 'tlll(lll'2ll release of thesupporting po t will he preventetl. In this eonnet-tioo it is to hepartieularl notetl that the lugs 21"! will, in tho ttt'lilh't positionof the lo -hing nieniher suppoi t tho post zujaitlr t, upwartl moienu-ntat equally Fitllt'tttl point about the axis of the post, onsequently thepost will he preveutetl from hintlin z within the ehannel' 14 whileltlltlttt' strain upon an one of the lugs ot' the lt)t'l\' ing memberwill he eliniiuateil. For 1'e Hat-ting: the raster it is simplyneeessaiw' Lo raise the lever 2T ttlitl swin; the, leret' to its extremeposition opposite to that illustratetl in Fig. i. when the level may. aswill he el ar, he again lot-hetl against pivotal movement for loeliitr;the loeking nieinher L9? in inaetii'e position. Swinging ol' the lever21'. as just intli -atetl. will result in rotation of the lurkingnit-other until. as shown in Fig. 4. the lugs L'ti rlear the shouhlersIt! autl are reeeiretl within the QI'OUH'H l antl re lueetl portion 15ot' the ehannel ll. 'lhe raster supporting po t may then treely moreupii'artlly within saitl rhannel to permit the lowering: of the stove leinto engagement with the tloor. It will 2X(tt |'llllljl we seen that lproriile a partieulartr eil'et-tire eonntruetion tor the purpose ,s'tt'l'orth while. at the same time. the raster antl soeiatetl parts are somounteil upon the stove leg that in use, the leg will not present anyunusual app arauee.

llarin; thu tleperiheil the llittlititttt what is t'ltlllllttl :1 newis: I

l. leii e ot' the 'harat-ter tleserihetl in elutling a shanlt. a po tslitlahle thereon. :1 rast r t'illl'ltll ii) the post. the \)t) tlieitigj shit'tahle t'mprojeeting the raster. and m ans ealrieil 'hy thepost to shilt therewith hut independently nioi'ahle at suh tantialtvright angles to the post to t-oaet \\ith the shank for loel iii; thepost against retraetion.

2. i\ tlerit'e ol' the r'htiraeter tleserihetl inrlluliu a shank, a postslitlahle thereon, it easier t'arl'ieil l) the post. a lttt'hlttgjmemher arrieil by the post to shift therewith ill'ltl tnoval le toaetive position for sustaining the post against retraetion or toinaetii'e position l'or permitting retraetion ot the posh an l means forlot-lint; .saitl ineniher in inaetiVe position.

23. tleriee ol the eharaeter ileserihetl inelutling :l shank proiitletlwith a ehannel therein havin; a groove in its wall. the shank heingprovitleil with a shoulder at the lower eiul otsaiil groove, :1 postslitluhle within the ehannel, a raster earrietl h) the post. the post.being shil'tahle tor ptojet'ting the ta ter. anti :1 l ll'lilng ineiuherrolatahle. upon the post autl atlapteil to he l'reely' eeiietl in sziitlehannt-l aiul groove wherehy the post may he retraetml. the lot-hingllltltt her heing Iuorahle to engage heneath saitl shoul ler tor llt'li'lltg the post against retrae. tint 4. ltYlt'U ol' tho ehara tertlesi-rihetl in tllttltlltf a shank having a hannel therein enlarged atits upper entl portion lry a Ill) lib

groove, the wall of the channel being undercut at the lower end of saidgroove to provide confronting s within the channel 5 post, the postbeing shiftable the raster, and a l boulders, a post slidable a castercarried by the for lll'OJOCtlIlg oeking member rotatable upon the postto be freel received in said channel and provided with a pr0 eetionadapted to be free] whereby the post may be y reeeived in said grooveretracted, the projection of the locking member overhanging thelowermost of said shoulders whereby to limit the post in its outwardment and said member 5 dispose the project neath the uppermost ofshifting movebeing' shiftable to ion thereon engaging be said shouldersfor locking the post against retraction.

5. A deviee of tl 1e ('haraeter described ineluding a. shank, a postslidable thereon, a

caster carried by movable for projee member rotatable uponthe sitioncoaetmg with the the post, the post being ting the raster, :1 lookingpost to artive n shank for supporting the post against retraction, alever pivot-- ed upon the post member for rotatin and connected withsaid g the member, and means rarried by the post to eoaet with the leverfor lorking the lever against movement.

(3. A deviee of the eharzuzter deseribed ineluding a shank having ashoulder, a post alidable upon the shanle a caster carried by the post,the post being shi [table for projecting the caster. and a horizontallydisposed lot-king member ehit'table with the post but rotatable thereonto eoart with said shoulder for looking the post against retraelion.

7. A deviee of the r-haraeter described ineluding a shank, a postslidable thereon, a raster (carried by the post, the post beingehiftable for projeeting the caster; a locking member shiltable to courtbetween the post and shank l'or ens-taming the post against rl-traetion.a lever pivoted upon the poet and eonneetetl with maid member forshifting the member, the lever being pro vide l n'ilh a \ha't and :1looking atn-sl r-arried by the post to roart with portiori1- ol' thewalls of said slot for lot-king the lever against movement.

In testimony whereof l affix my rngnatnre all

